Had some Young's Double Chocolate Stout this weekend. Not a fan of malt but this chocolate malt mixed with rich dark ale got better and smoother as it warmed up.

"Cocaine is a hell of a drug" - Originated from a famous skit in Dave Chappelle's "Chappelle's Show". The skit would portray Rick James, usually high on cocaine, preforming doing crazy and stupid things, such as smacking Charlie Murphy in the face. Rick James would frequently explain away his actions by saying "Cocaine is a hell of a drug".

Enjoyed a 22 oz bottle of Stone RuinTen DIPA over the weekend. It was one of the more enjoyable DIPA's I've had in awhile, very hoppy, and I thought it had more of a tropical fruit smell/taste to it with a pretty solid malt backing.

I would definitely recommend picking up a bottle if you're into DIPA's.

New Belgium just recently started distribution in Florida. I've tried the Fat Tire before and didn't really understand the little hype about it I had heard. Is there anything they make that's worth trying?

jclvd_23 wrote:New Belgium just recently started distribution in Florida. I've tried the Fat Tire before and didn't really understand the little hype about it I had heard. Is there anything they make that's worth trying?

I had several of their offerings when I lived in Arizona, and I found most of their stuff to be good -- Not "GREAT!!" but "good."

It seems all the "Big Guns" of seasonal beers already are out of their Summer Ales and here come the Oktoberfests and Pumpkin Ales.

This is bad because it's still the beginning of August, but this is good because we are entering the best time of year for seasonals and limited offerings.

What I've had so far in Oktoberfests:

Sam Adams: Much more flavorful than last year.Yuengling: Surprisingly good, as in it almost tastes like a real German Brew.

Pumpkin Ales:Shipyard Pumpkinhead -- As good as ever. Equally balanced pumpkin with cinnamon and nutmeg. Very good on the nose, tongue and pallet. Great aftertaste.

Southern Tier Pumking: Very similar to the Shipyard on the tongue but a little richer. It smells WONDERFUL. I also aged two bottles from last year's batch and they aged beautifully. The aged Pumking is not as sweet, but it's fuller bodied and smoother on the tongue.

Great Lakes Oktoberfest: Have not drunk it yet as of this writing. I was not impressed by last year's batch.

justmebd wrote:It seems all the "Big Guns" of seasonal beers already are out of their Summer Ales and here come the Oktoberfests and Pumpkin Ales.

This is bad because it's still the beginning of August, but this is good because we are entering the best time of year for seasonals and limited offerings.

What I've had so far in Oktoberfests:

Sam Adams: Much more flavorful than last year.Yuengling: Surprisingly good, as in it almost tastes like a real German Brew.

Pumpkin Ales:Shipyard Pumpkinhead -- As good as ever. Equally balanced pumpkin with cinnamon and nutmeg. Very good on the nose, tongue and pallet. Great aftertaste.

Southern Tier Pumking: Very similar to the Shipyard on the tongue but a little richer. It smells WONDERFUL. I also aged two bottles from last year's batch and they aged beautifully. The aged Pumking is not as sweet, but it's fuller bodied and smoother on the tongue.

Great Lakes Oktoberfest: Have not drunk it yet as of this writing. I was not impressed by last year's batch.

Concur on the Sam Adams Oktoberfest. I was surprised how highly I thought of it.Gonna have to try the Yeungling offering as well.

We have 6 gallons of our own Oktoberfest kegged and aging for the next 10-12 weeks right here in the 'hood ;-)

Making our pumpkin ale as well as soon as the gourd gives itself up. The stuff is even better with two of my neighbors growing 6-8 different hops. Huge lines and poles in their backyards with the hops really busting out now.

So am I the only guy that is maybe just a little tired of the over hopped, heavy on flavor beers. I know complaining about too much flavor seems weird, but I just recently bought a sixer of Miller High Life and pounded it in about a half hour and just revelled in the pure refreshing quality of one of those "crappy Macro, flavor-less" beers? It was great. It had been so long since I had drank "normal" beer that I didn't even realize I missed it so badly.

Coming from a Wolverine, we're the football equivalent of a formerly abused wife of a meth addict who just remarried the safe nice guy. We're just glad we have someone who's aware that it's a rivalry and that tackling on defense is integral. Baby steps.

Depends completely on context. If you're eating smoked brisket, collard greens and BBQ beans from the smoke house down the street you better be drinking like an adult.

If you're doing yard work, playing golf, grillin' on the porch or planning a long day of consumption- aint no shame in slumming. Double IPAs are tough to handle when it's 100 degrees outside. Of course they go great with A/C.

Thought they were all fantastic.....really enjoyed the Pliny, but I've been waiting on trying that for a long time and I love DIPA's.

Question for any of the experienced beer experts on the board. I've never really tried many sours before, and I shared the Consecration with my wife and she loved it. Is there anything out there that might be similar to it that I could get my hands on or any others that I should try?

A local pizza place in Delaware, OH, Amato's, had Ohio Beer Month this September and featured all Ohio beers. They had a tap takeover every Thursday with multiple selections from a different Ohio brewer each week. Featured breweries were Mt. Carmel, Lagerheads and Elevator Brewing Co. They also have had Thirsty Dog Citra Dog and Nosferatu recently. Always nice to go there and see what they have on tap. And the wood fired pizza is awesome. The owner's are all great guys. They have even provided team dinners for the HS football team 6 times this year at no charge.

After Thanksgiving I have to pound down all the Octoberfests and Pumpkin Beers (and other fall seasonals) then replace them with all the winter darks and turn up the fridge temp.

Just completed that that task last weekend. Beer Fridge is up to 50 degrees now, and I am enjoying my first Sam Adam's Black Lager of the year, had a couple of Cream Stouts the other day and have already killed a twelve of Winter Lager. Looking forward to the rest of the winter regiment.

Any heavy, warm recommendations?

They have to be available in New England too...

Coming from a Wolverine, we're the football equivalent of a formerly abused wife of a meth addict who just remarried the safe nice guy. We're just glad we have someone who's aware that it's a rivalry and that tackling on defense is integral. Baby steps.